Italy made a great performance against Russia, as they ousted them easily with the score being 4-1. Flavia Pennetta was the first to make a lead in the score, after winning to Anna Chakvetadze 64 60. Francesca Schiavone was next, as she beat Svetlana Kuznetsova in three sets, 16 62 63. Kuznetsova then made a breakthrough, as she won to Flavia Pennetta in straight sets, 60 63, which was the only match the Russian team won. Schiavone then had a tough time against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, but managed to close it out with a score of 76(7) 46 62. The doubles match featured Sara Errani partnering Roberta Vinci, against Pavlyuchenkova partnering Nadia Petrova. The match was a three setter, and the Italians won with a score of 16 63 64.
USA had a tougher time against the Czech Republic, as they got to the final after winning 3-2. Petra Kvitova was the first to win a match, to Bethanie Mattek-Sands, 63 76(2). American Alexa Glatch than made it a tie, after winning to Iveta Benesova with a score of 61 62. Lucie Safarova made her team get the lead again after winning to Bethanie Mattek-Sands, 63 61. Glatch repeated her victory and won to Petra Kvitova 62 61. The doubles match went to a three-setter, and the Americans, Liezel Huber and Mattek-Sands, succeeded in winning to the Czechs, Iveta Benesova and Kveta Peschke, 26 76(2) 61.
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